Merge pilot.blaudden:/home/msvensson/mysql/mysql-5.0

into  pilot.blaudden:/home/msvensson/mysql/mysql-5.0-maint


mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/create.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/type_datetime.result:
  Auto merged
sql/field.h:
  Auto merged
sql/item.h:
  Auto merged
sql/item_func.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item_strfunc.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item_sum.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_yacc.yy:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/gis.result:
  SCCS merged
mysql-test/t/gis.test:
  SCCS merged

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/sql/item.h b/sql/item.h
index 7b0d18e19c5..2c4943bea6e 100644
--- a/sql/item.h
+++ b/sql/item.h
@@ -694,12 +694,11 @@ public:
   virtual bool get_date_result(TIME *ltime,uint fuzzydate)
   { return get_date(ltime,fuzzydate); }
   /*
-    This function is used only in Item_func_isnull/Item_func_isnotnull
-    (implementations of IS NULL/IS NOT NULL clauses). Item_func_is{not}null
-    calls this method instead of one of val/result*() methods, which
-    normally will set null_value. This allows to determine nullness of
-    a complex expression without fully evaluating it.
-    Any new item which can be NULL must implement this call.
+    The method allows to determine nullness of a complex expression 
+    without fully evaluating it, instead of calling val/result*() then 
+    checking null_value. Used in Item_func_isnull/Item_func_isnotnull
+    and Item_sum_count/Item_sum_count_distinct.
+    Any new item which can be NULL must implement this method.
   */
   virtual bool is_null() { return 0; }